A note from Pat Ravasio

“Only the free-wheeling artist-explorer, non-academic, scientist-philosopher, mechanic, economist-poet who has never waited for patron-starting and accrediting of his co-ordinate capabilities holds the prime initiative today.”

My heart and mind were first captured by Buckminster Fuller as a child, at his World Game Exhibit in 1969; then again in 1982, when an interview with the legendary futurist turned into an eight-hour metaphysical cosmic surfing lesson— a one-on-one, “everything I know” talk specifically geared to my decidedly non-scientific 25-year-old brain.

I got the full Bucky. He was very worried about the future, and he had some great ideas for how to save it. My brain was never the same.

I bodaciously promised him I would share his ideas with the entire world one day. I thought it would be easy. It turned into a lifelong search inside myself. Who was I to translate this enigmatic genius, this brilliant futurist, this man whom none other than Steve Jobs and Marshall McLuhan had called ‘The Leonardo da Vinci of the 20th Century’?

But, as Bucky said, the thing to do in this world is the thing that needs to be done which nobody else is doing. And so I was resolute, and my book, The Girl from Spaceship Earth is getting great early reviews. I’m reading more and more about him everywhere. Buckminster Fuller’s ideas will arrive back into the mainstream come hell and high water, or at the very least I will know I tried my damndest to nudge them along.

If you only read one thing of Bucky’s, read the preface and introduction to his Synergetic Geometry. This magnificent vision captures Bucky’s core belief in the capability of humanity to consciously evolve as a species and become something better. He believed we can accomplish anything we set our minds to. And if we don’t set our minds to it there is virtually no way it will happen.

I am honored to have the support of Bucky’s daughter, Allegra Fuller Snyder, and that of environmentalist Bill McKibben. Their support helps me carry Bucky’s torch that much higher. I know I am but one of the hundreds, maybe thousands of people whose way of thinking was forever transformed by Bucky. Please write and let me know your stories. And help share Bucky’s brilliance with the world while there’s still time to turn this damn spaceship around!

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R. Buckminster Fuller the name has to be specific then no one can miss – understand.
No one else in the history of earth can do it. I was once at a mensa thinking out loud and the president of mensa introduced him, Mensa is the smartest people on earth like club. She stated there are many baboons but only one rainbow baboon, here is R. Buckminster Fuller.
I would like to say Doctor Fuller was the smartest man that ever lived. My opinion. If you have studied him for 59 years like i have and looked around at the competition. He wins the super bowl for the planet.

I think the most interesting way to get bucky in the front burner of the minds is a very mysterious way. If we or all that read your site would write the event BURNINGMAN and ask them to name the next burning man after bucky fullers dream come true as there theme.
There are many domes there and many know of him. They name each event every year.

cargo cult was one year etc. But if they named it say: ?

Unit the world with Bucky Fuller

As the name of the theme for next year the news people could use it for excitement.

I went last year and it is the most advanced and modern event on earth.

Ha! There’s another one out there! Bucky was a frequently visiting professor at the University of Washington Architecture Dept. He became my mentor in 1968. I was one of two women to be admitted into the curriculum for the first time (it wasn’t easy). My senior thesis? The World Design Science Decade, which were 13 phonebook sized volumes in the architecture library that Bucky wrote, and it shaped my entire career. Thanks Patricia!

Hi Ann, thank you for getting in touch. I would love to know what you did with your Bucky wisdom. How do you feel the Design Science Decade (or I guess we should say “Century”) is coming along? Are you hopeful?

Keep in the good work, notice i did not say up?, some people get it some not, you get it, and it makes me very happy every time i see another person that understands Bucky Fuller’s goals for all humanity to be a success, as he would say make life stick. I had the great gift from life to work with him for 16 years making hundreds of hours of audio tapes of his talking our thinking that are now in the archives. Best regards and good luck. The world needs your help and i love your site thank you.

Thank you, Pat, for this site and your effort and kudos to your obviously compassionate and understanding husband. Having read several of R.B. Fuller’s “earlier” books, I, too, consider him exemplary of a preeminent citizen of our space-borne mud-ball. Alas, your dénouement regarding your book (above) is coming to fruition. All too soon we will all experience both hell and high water, many are even now.